Established in 1986, the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis is a not-for-profit incorporated association dedicated to the practice, study and teaching of psychoanalysis.

The Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis is committed to and facilitates the training of analysts and research in the psychoanalytic field established by Sigmund Freud and extended by Jacques Lacan. Registered practising psychoanalysts of the Centre have undergone a program of rigorous study, supervision and personal psychoanalysis.

Events

The ACP regularly hosts International analysts who provide workshops and seminars on relevant themes and topics to psychoanalysts all over the world.

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Seminars

Seminars of the ACP include the Clinical Seminar, the Seminar on formation and the child study group.

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Courses

The ACP conducts a Four year program in theoretical and clinical studies aimed at engaging participants in a rigorous study of the work of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan. It also conducts an Introductory course which reads and studies the case histories of Sigmund Freud.

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Training

The ACP offers the possibility of undertaking a comprehensive program of training comprising the three components of psychoanalytic formation; personal analysis, clinical supervision and a rigorous course of clinical and theoretical studies.

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Publications

Analysis, is the journal of the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis and it has been making a significant contribution to psycho- analysis, both locally and internationally, since 1989.

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ACP Clinic

The aim of the ACP Clinic is to provide affordable access to psychoanalytic treatment for adults and children. The treatment will be conducted by Registered Analysts or Analyst Candidates who are members of the ACP.

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Theme For 2025-26
Love, desire, jouissance and the ethics of psychoanalysis

Our theme during 2025 and 2026 will be the ethics of psychoanalysis, following the theme of the International Forums of the School of Psychoanalysis of the Lacanian Field (IF-SPFLF). The work of the ACP will address this theme and to study and research this subject ‘duty’. How does the subject respond to ‘duty’ in the way that they love, desire and enjoy?

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Program Of Theoretical and Clinical Studies In Psychoanalysis 2025

Enrolments for the ACP’s Program of Theoretical and Clinical Studies in Psychoanalysis are now open. The course is aimed at engaging participants in a systematic study of the founding concepts of Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis. Please contact the course convenor for more information.

When
Saturday Mornings 2025

Time
8:45am-12:30pm

Contact
Dr Helena Sandahl
Convener
helena.sandahl@psychoanalysis.org.au

Full Details Here

Introductory Course
in Psychoanalysis
Seminars 2025

Enrolments for the ACP’s Introductory Course in Psychoanalysis are now open. The course is suitable for both those who intend to practice clinically, and others with a more general interest. Please contact the course convenor for more information.

When
Saturday Mornings 2025

Time
10.30am – 12.30pm

Contact
Deborah McIntyre
Convener
acpintrocourse@gmail.com

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The Ethics of Psychoanalysis in Extension by Colette Soler

The ethics of psychoanalysis, synonymous with its politics and carried out by the act of the psychoanalyst, refers to what is aimed at in each psychoanalysis concerning the destiny that the unconscious imposes on us in terms of our singular desires and symptoms.

When
Saturday 20th September | Sunday 21st September 2025 

Time
5:00pm-7:00pm Australia/Melbourne via Zoom

Contact
Carmelo Scuderi
President
carmelo.scuderi@psychoanalysis.org.au

Event Information

International Lacan Seminar
Semesters One and Two 2025

Step by step towards a Borromean Clinic. Presented by: Rithée Cevasco and Jorge Chapuis.These seminars are oriented by Lacan’s seminars, from Seminar XIX (… or Worse), when he first presented the Borromean knot, to Seminar XXVI (Topology and Time). It is an introduction to the Borromean methodology and writing, which constitute a new paradigm in psychoanalytic theory and clinical praxis. Open to all colleagues interested in psychoanalysis. Please contact the convenor for details of registration.
Dates to be Advised

Contact
Carmelo Scuderi
Convenor
carmelo.scuderi@psychoanalysis.org.au

Nicol Thomas
IF-SPFLF delegate
forumofmelbourne@gmail.com

Julie-Anne Smith
IF-SPFLF delegate
forumofmelbourne@gmail.com

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Seminar for Contemporary Studies of Freud and Lacan
Begins 2025

The Seminar for Contemporary Studies of Freud and Lacan opens a two-year course in 2025 -2026 ‘The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis and the Real (Réel) Unconscious’ Please see the below program and registrations details, or contact the convenors, for details of registration.

When
Feb 28 2025, Fortnightly

Contact
Rostik Bershadsky
rostik.bershadsky@gmail.com

Contact
Ofelia Brozky
ofelia.brozky@psychoanalysis.org.au 

 

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